IP Library Granted Patent US 12,444,986
Granted Patent B1
US 12,444,986 · App. 19/251,768 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Wireless power transfer system for zero current switching operation under charge-block oscillation

Inventor: Jianghao Hu (Ningbo, CN)
Assignee: NINGBO DOUCHPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H02J50/12
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Patent No.
US 12,444,986
App. No.
19/251,768
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a field of wireless power transfer technology. The present disclosure relates to a wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation, comprising a power supply, a transmitter terminal, and a receiver terminal, the transmitter terminal having a resonance capacitor and a transmitter coil, the receiver terminal having a receiver coil. The transmitter terminal further comprises: an equivalent resistor, the equivalent resistor being connected in series with the transmitter coil and then in parallel with the resonance capacitor to form a charge-blocking oscillation circuit; a control switch, the control switch being connected with both terminals of the power supply after being connected in series with the charge-blocking oscillation circuit A self-oscillating is achieved by utilizing charge-blocking. By blocking the resonant cavity after charging, an energy is closed inside the closed-loop resonance circuit, and the energy will oscillate. Compared with a conventional self-oscillating wireless power transfer (WPT) based on a negative resistor, some improvements in the present disclosure have a fewer count of switching devices and do not require any additional circuit design, thus having a better cost and robustness.

Claims (30)

1. A wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation, comprising a power supply, a transmitter terminal and a receiver terminal, the transmitter terminal having a resonance capacitor and a transmitter coil, the receiver terminal having a receiver coil, the receiver coil being coupled with the transmitter coil to produce a magnetic field coupling;

wherein the transmitter terminal further comprises:

an equivalent resistor, the equivalent resistor being connected in series with the transmitter coil and then in parallel with the resonance capacitor to form a charge-blocking oscillation circuit;

a control switch, the control switch being connected with both terminals of the power supply after being connected in series with the charge-blocking oscillation circuit, and the control switch being provided between a positive pole of the power supply and the charge-blocking oscillation circuit;

a side of the transmitter coil close to the control switch having a first voltage detection terminal, and a second voltage detection terminal being provided between the control switch and the power supply;

in response to determining that a voltage of the first voltage detection terminal reaches a predetermined maximum value, conducting the control switch; and

in response to determining that an energy of the second voltage detection terminal reaches a predetermined minimum value, disconnecting the control switch.

2. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 1 , wherein when the control switch is controlled to be conducted, the transmitter terminal is in a charging process and the transmitter terminal is connected with the power supply and energized; and

when the control switch is controlled to be disconnected, the transmitter terminal is in a self-oscillating stage, the transmitter terminal forms a blockage, there is an energy oscillation between the transmitter coil and the resonance capacitor, and the receiver coil at the receiver terminal obtains the energy to realize a wireless power transfer.

3. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter terminal further includes:

a buffer filter inductor, the buffer filter inductor being connected in series with the charge-blocking oscillation circuit, and the buffer filter inductor being provided between a negative pole of the power supply and the charge-blocking oscillation circuit.

4. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 3 , wherein an inductance value of the buffer filter inductor is within a range of 15 nH to 15 uH.

5. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 4 , wherein the inductance value of the buffer filter inductor is 1.5 uH.

6. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer system for ZCS operation under charge-blocking oscillation further includes a control circuit, the control circuit includes:

a controller, the controller being connected to a drive terminal of the control switch;

a first detection circuit, an input terminal of the first detection circuit being connected to the first voltage detection terminal, the first detection circuit being configured to detect the voltage of the first voltage detection terminal, an output terminal of the first detection circuit being connected to a signal input terminal of the controller;

a second detection circuit, an input terminal of the second detection circuit being connected to the second voltage detection terminal, the second detection circuit being configured to detect the energy of the second voltage detection terminal, and an output terminal of the second detection circuit being connected to the signal input terminal of the controller; and

initially, the controller outputting an initial control signal to the control switch for energizing, the controller obtaining the voltage of the first voltage detection terminal through the first detection circuit and determining whether to conduct the control switch, and the controller obtaining the energy of the second voltage detection terminal through the second detection circuit and determining whether to disconnect the control switch.

7. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 6 , wherein the first detection circuit utilizes a band-pass filter circuit for voltage detection;

the second detection circuit utilizes a diode energy storage circuit for pulse energy detection; and/or

the control switch utilizes a pair of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) tubes connected in reverse series to exercise a charging and energy blocking function.

8. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 6 , wherein the first detection circuit includes:

a first operational amplifier, an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier being connected to the input terminal of the first detection circuit via a first capacitor and a first resistor, an non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier being connected to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier via a second resistor, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier further being grounded via a third resistor, and the output terminal of the first operational amplifier being the output terminal of the first detection circuit;

a common terminal of the first capacitor and the first resistor being connected to the output terminal of the first operational amplifier via a fourth resistor, the common terminal of the first capacitor and the first resistor being grounded via a second capacitor, and the first capacitor being connected to a common terminal of the first capacitor and the inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier being grounded via a fifth resistor.

9. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 6 , wherein the second detection circuit includes:

a second operational amplifier, an inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier being grounded via a sixth resistor, the inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier being further connected to the output terminal of the second operational amplifier via a seventh resistor, the inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier being further connected to the output terminal of the second operational amplifier via a third capacitor, an non-inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier being grounded via a bidirectional zener diode, an eighth resistor, and a fourth capacitor, the inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier being further connected to a negative pole of a diode, and an output terminal of the second operational amplifier being connected to the output terminal of the second detection circuit via a ninth resistor; and

a positive terminal of the diode being connected to the input terminal of the second detection circuit via a fifth capacitor, and the output terminal of the second detection circuit being grounded via a sixth capacitor.

10. The wireless power transfer system for zero current switching (ZCS) operation under charge-blocking oscillation of claim 6 , wherein the control switch includes:

a first MOS tube, a gate of the first MOS tube being connected to the controller as a drive terminal, and a drain of the first MOS tube being connected to a positive pole of the power supply; and

a second MOS tube, a gate of the second MOS tube being connected to the controller as the drive terminal, a drain of the second MOS tube being connected to a terminal of the charging blocking oscillation circuit, and a source of the second MOS tube being connected to a source of the first MOS tube.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: HU, JIANGHAO
To: NINGBO DOUCHPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311443906.6 · Oct 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Continuation PCTCN2023130332 · Nov 8, 2023
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